A Dictionary of Modern Star Names Puzzles The visibility search option determines

The visibility search option determines which lunar eclipses are visible (weather permitting) to an observer anywhere on the Earth

and John Herschel

they try to spot the last one before it is lost in the morning twilight

Canes Venatici features the magnificent globular cluster M3 as well as many outstanding galaxies

A Dictionary of Modern Star Names Puzzles The visibility search option determinesBy Paul Kunitzsch & Tim Smart Format: Paperback Sirius, Algol, Castor and Pollux, Mizar and Alcor: these names are well known to stargazers. But others Rasalhague, Vindemiatrix, Zubenelgenubi are obscure tongue twisters. Have you ever wondered where all these exotic sounding star names came from? In this revised edition of the venerable Short Guide to Modern Star Names and their Derivations, Paul Kunitzsch and Tim Smart track down the origin and